Resilient-tire-seating rim for vehicle-wheels.



J. G. HoDGsoN.

RESILIENT TIRE SEATING EIM FOR VEHICLE WHEELS.

- APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 1910. 996,246.,

Patented June 27,1911.

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enable the l5 [Nr orrion JOHN G. HODGSON, 0F MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS.

nnsrLInNT-Tmn-snhrme RIM 'Fon VEHICLE-WHEELS.

Maywood, in the county of Cook and State;

of. Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Resilient-Tire- Seating Rin-'1s for Vehicle-Wheels, of which theV following is a specification. 'I

This invention relates to improvements' in resilient tire seating rims for vehicle wheels.' The object of the invention is to provide a .tigre seating rim of a strong, simple, eilici'eiit and durable construction, which will.

resilient tire to b'e quickly removed and replaced, and in whichat the saine` time no loutward or burstingstrain will be exertedupon the rim, andawhich will be especially adapted for use uponref silient tires of the clencher type.' "jflhe invention consists in the novelconstruction o parts and devices and in the novel combinations of parts and devices herein shown and described and more particularly specied in the claims.

I1 the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation ot a motor car or other .vehicle wheel provided with a tire seating rim embodying the invention.A Fig. 2 is a cross section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a partial vertical' section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2 and Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view illustnatalng a modification.

wheel, 5 ,a metall 4lifl-the drawing, 1 represents a motor car or other vehicle wheel, 2 its resilient' tire of any suitable type or co'nstruction preferably a pneumatic `tire as shown inthe draw! ing, 3 thetile seating rim, 4fthe felly of the band shrunk upon the felly,'6 the removable ring and Z the clamp bolts extending throughl the metal bland 5"A inner Side of the 'wheel with a fi vided-with a simi 'and removable, ring 6.

rim 3 isi-furnished at the' clencheri ange 8 of any., suitable form, but prefer?" ably curved substantially as shown in th"` drawing to receive the inner ed of the re# si'lient tire 2.l The emovable rln'gt 61 is prei?? 'arV flange 9 for engagement with the 4outer edge. of the tire. Atthe outer edge of th'e wheel, thetire' seating rim 3 is plain or langeless.' l

The metal band 'which is shrunk upon,AIA

The tire seating theellyf may be of anysuitable construcx l Specification of Letters Patent. 'Appncatibnmamarch 21, 1910. serial No.

Patented une 1211. 550,739.

tion, but, is preferably hollow as indicated in the drawing. And the tire seating rim 3 'issecured to the metal band 5 by rivets 10.

j. Thejtireseatingrim 5,-and removable ring 6 which' carriesfthe clencher iange 9 are -furnishedwith interengaging vdouble cone or double wedge'faces 11,

.ofa groove-,"Vgpr internal form,and those, 13, 14,011 the' removable 'ng 'Gg'preferably of a rib or external-form, `as shown in Fig. 2. Preferably two/of tthese double cone vfaces 11,

' 12, 11', lI2, 'areprovided on 'and the removable ring .6

double cone faces 13, 14, 13, 14, as shown in the drawingpthus. affording a very strong and secure lnterengagement and locking together' of the 'band-5 and ring 6 under action of the clamp bolt'?. The clamp bolts 7 are furnished with-threaded nuts 15. f f In the modification illustrated in Fig. '4, the construction is the same, the tire seating rim'3 is'of the circumferentially split type,` and its removable member ,3b carrying the clencher ange 9a is 'secured by rivets 16 to an inwardly projecting annuis complementary shaped, double cone faces 1131,12a

remvab egrihgto as :the ends thereov 1,10 foutwa'." either yupon the maitenant It willarescrewed home, exerts tire seating 'rim orf/upon the removable ring.

@band 5 yjcirculrf wedge projections and y grooves, isione which insures these parts belng alwayjjjconcentric with eachother without dependingfupon the bolts for uchkeentering'f'" :also produces an exceedingly -ri 'd and. ror'xgy connection not liable to unierablowsand shocks such as vehicle hels'areonstantly subjected to, l

the metal band 5,v likewise has two' j 12 'and 13, 14, those, V11, l12, on the metalband 5 being preferably' excepting thatA lar ange 1 7 on the removable ring 6, and f the median. line le cone facesl 11 neutralize each other, the clampin or 'j crcing ofthe metal band and,y ether Vby the clamp bolts,

strain.- 'orbursting pressure beotedxtliatfthe'lnethodi'of interle and the metal 10.0 I

' The continuous circular wedge and groove joint between the clamped .togethergmetal.,4 is 011e thrpugl band and yremovable rim', Y which no dirt or sand can penetrate to the' tire seat from the inner direction, and since the seat is solid on the other side andv since the curved flanges protect the tire seat fromL44 the onter direction, thetire seat is perfectly dirt and sand proof Jfrom all sides, a thing having two sets of interengaging double,

cone or wedge faces, Vand connecting means for clamping tog ther said `.metal band and "flange'thereon at one si e,

A seid aii removable ring, substantially as specie i #12g 4In a resilient tiredwheelfthejcombina? tion with a'wi'net'al tire seating rim havin a tire' engaging and a removable ring having an `opposing tire engaging flange and clamp bolts Yextending through metalband and removable ring, said metal band and removable ring havingtwvo *sets of interengaging double cone or Wedge faces, one set of said interengaging double cone faces being vcircumferentially' inside and theothei'`set circiiinferentially outside 35 ssaid clamping bolts, substantiallyas -sp'eied. v` JOHN G.. HODGSON. Witnesses I f u PEARL ABRAMS,' 'WILLIAM A. GEIGER. L

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